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State Department formally notifies Congress it is effectively dissolving USAID
The State Department on Friday formally notified Congress it is effectively dissolving the US Agency for International ...
MSNBC19d
In the wake of USAID’s gutting, the agency gets controversial new leaders
USAID still exists, though it’s a shell of its former self. The agency is getting new leadership, though the team doesn’t exactly inspire confidence. By Steve Benen After the quasi ...
Knoxville News Sentinel20d
Knoxville scientist laid off at USAID says DOGE is 'not just about DC.' It truly hits home
Jay Gulledge came to Knoxville to lead a division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory before joining USAID as a climate policy advisor. He was terminated from the foreign aid agency on Feb. 19 as ...
The Harvard Crimson20d
Federal Judge and Harvard Overseer Theodore Chuang Finds Trump’s USAID Purge Was Likely Unconstitutional
In a 68-page opinion issued on Tuesday, Chuang — an Obama appointee — ordered the White House to restore former USAID employees’ access to government email, security systems, and payment ...
National Catholic Register20d
Could Cuts to USAID Present an Opportunity to Counter Ideological Colonization Linked to Foreign Aid?
She notes that the cuts to USAID were “abrupt and without warning,” but stresses that the agency has long promoted anti-Catholic values, naturally impacting the ethos of Catholic charities ...
The Daily Beast20d
Top DOGE Official Promoted to Leadership Role at USAID
Jeremy Lewin was named USAID’s deputy administrator for policy and programs—and will become the agency’s chief operating officer. Breaking News Intern Jeremy Lewin, a senior official in Elon ...
The Verge20d
DOGE stranded USAID workers with laptops full of sensitive data
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn approach to the US government has thrown federal agencies into disarray, as thousands of civil servants have been dismissed from their jobs ...
ABC News20d
Top Trump official tasked with dismantling USAID is out
The USAID logo is seen on a machine that processes recycled plastic into construction blocks at the Pasig Eco Hub, a project impacted by the Trump administration's freeze on foreign aid ...
International Business Times21d
Judge Orders Elon Musk's DOGE To Reinstate USAID Functions, Trump Blasts 'Rogue' Move
Judge Theodore Chuang said the DOGE 'likely violated' the US Constitution He said the DOGE's USAID actions 'harmed' the American public's interests President Trump slammed 'rogue' judges ...
Al Jazeera English21d
Judge says Musk and DOGE ‘likely violated’ constitution in USAID shutdown
Judge Theodore Chuang issued the preliminary ruling on Tuesday, in response to a complaint filed by 26 employees and contractors for the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
Devex21d
After decades of progress, USAID cuts could blind the world to famine
The Trump administration's dismantling of USAID threatens the international system for forecasting and tracking extreme hunger. That could lead to deadlier famines. For decades, the U.S. Agency ...